Huntsville gazette., 1887-06-11
A LURID CHAPTER.

The Terrible Outcome of Religious Differ
ence in Family-Two Lives SACRIFICED
Over a Tree Claim Dispute-An Insane
Mans Bloody Work-Mother and TWO
Children Burned to Death.
FEARFUL RESULT OF RELIGIOUS DIFFER
ENCE
PITTSBURGH, Pa. June e7.-Frederlck Her
mann, German thirty -four years OF age,
with his wife and three children, two
boys and little girl, have been living
near Boggs avenue, in the Thirty -secona
ward, Mount Washington Mr.
Hermann was an Evangelical Lutheran
while his wife belonged to the Roman
Catholic church Mr. Hermann had all
of his children baptized in his faith.
Mrs. Hermann, not content with such ar
rangement, wanted to have the youngest
child, little girl nineteen months
old, baptized in the Catholic faith.
Yesterday evening when her husband
returned from his work, Mrs Hermann
told him that she had had Lizzie baptized
in the Catholic faith. His countenance
fell and he began trembling. With wlld
CLEAN in his eye and in a shaky voice ne
said: IF you have done so l
shall die and you shall die" He turned
and locked the door. Mrs Herman, badly
frightened, jumped through an open WIN
dow at the back of the house, which is
built on a hill side. He leaped after her
and chased her through the lot into that OF
neighbours, where she ran into the arms
of Mr. Lidorf crying, "Save meH Inc IN
furiated husband dragged her to little
ravine on the lower side of the house,
and, picking up brick, struck her two or
three times over the head, stunning her,
and left her, thinking she was dead. He
then rushed into the house and,
with razor, nearly severed
the head of the babe from its body, kill
it almost instantly. He then cut his own
throat several times. 1t is thought he
will not recover Mrs. Herman is in
fair way to come out all right.
FIVE LIVES LOST OVER DISPUTED TREE
CLAIM.
HURON, Oak, June Z. A horrible TRACE
dy occurred yesterday morning in Lake
Byron, twelve miles northeast of Huron
1t is learned that Simon Nelson shot and
killed Mrs. Nelson, her son, aged
about fifteen, and her sister,
Miss Lyman, aged twenty-five.
The shooting occurred about ten
O'Clock and was the result of a contest
over a tree claim, which was decided III
favor of Mrs Shaw. Besides the three
killed, Nelson also shot G. g. Nelson
through the body He will die. party
went to the claim to do some
blowing, when they were met by
Nelson armed with Winchester rifle,
a revolver and large knife. Mrs. Shaw
was shot twice, once in the head and once
through the body. Miss Lyman and young
Shaw were both shot in the head. hlr.
Lyman was also with the party and es-
capped by getting behind his team. After
the shooting Nelson started for his home
but just before reaching it he placed tho
muzzle of his rife to his temple and blew
his head almost to atoms There is in
tense excitement over the affair and scores
of teams loaded with people are going tc
the scene.
AN INSANE MANS BLOODY WORK.
MERCER, Pa, June IA serious shoot
ing affrav occurred in Fndley township,
about four miles from this place, yester
day morning by which two well-t to-dC
farmers will lose their lives. Joseph
Harrison, a brother-in law of Thomas
Mckay, has been visiting the latter since
Saturday. Yesterday morning, as they
We're walking from the barn to the house,
Harrison shot Mckay in the neck and
was taken to the house and the neighbors
called. Harrison was found about half
mile from the barn with his throat cut III
two places, bullet hole in his abdomen
and one in his mouth. He was conscious.
and Inquired for Mckay. He said he only
wanted to stir him up. AS no bad feeling
has been known to exist between the
men, insanity is the probable cause of the
deed.
MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN BURNED TO
DEATH.
GRAND FORKS, OAK, June 6-InformG-
ton has been received from Manuel,
twelve miles north of here, of terrible
calamity which occurred Friday. During
the absence of Bokken, Norwe gian, at
neighbours house. Mrs. Bokken and two
children, aged respectively three and four
years, were left at home. The mother
left the house. Returning, she found
the room in which she had
left the Children was on fire.
Quickly snatching the yougest child, she
made rush for the door, in doing VIII ch
she upset the kerosene can, the oil ignit
ing and setting fire to her clothes. She
succeeded in getting out doors, where she
lay down with The child in her arms, and
both were literally roasted to death. The
other child burned to death in the house